some homeless people

Some homeless people huddle around a fire to warm themselves along the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on the outskirts of the capital. Although the temperature rose a bit across the country yesterday, the cold wave has made people, especially those without shelter, suffer immensely. Photo: Palash Khan

biswa ijtema venue

Devotees bathing at a corner of the Biswa Ijtema venue on January 11, 2017. The first phase of Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, begins on the banks of the Turag in Gazipur's Tongi on January 12, 2017. Photo: Rashed Shumon